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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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